Sanitary cleaning medium container



June 14, 1932. J. coLAuzzl l863,471

SANITARY CLEANING 'MEDIUM CONTAINER Fild NOV. 6, 1931 hm salaizzi NNNNNN OR WITNESS:

Patented June 14, 1932 UNITED STATES JOHN COLAIZZI, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA SANITARY CLEANING MEDIUM CONTAINER Application filed November 6,' 1931.

The invention relates to a cleaning medium holder or container and more especially to a sanitary soap, brush, sponge and rag container.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein cleaning articles or mediums can be conveniently supported so that when not in use these may be confined beneath a kitchen sink so as to be out of the way and readily accessible for use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein soap, brush, sponge and rag or other cleaning articles may be conveniently stored for free accessibility, the container or holder being of novel form and may be readily cleaned to render the same sanitary in the use thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple in construction, reliable and efcient for its purpose, conveniently operated for the storage of cleaning articles therein and also their accessibility for use, and also inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiw ment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with the invention, the saine being adjusted for permitting access to articles as may be held therein.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with its supporting arm in folded position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a. perspective view of the mounting plate for the device.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device comprises a mounting plate 10 preferseriai No. 573,473.

ably 'made from Wood and having in one face y thereof opening through its lower edge suitable notches 11 for accommodating the sink clamps of an ordinary kitchen sink of standard construction and mounting, it being preferable to place the plate 10 beneath the kitchen sink and fasten the same by nut carrying bolts 12 to the sink mounting although the said plate may be made fast to a wall below the kitchen sink or otherwise disposed so as to lie in a horizontal position. The bolts 12 also function to fasten to the plate 10 a striplike bearing 13, the latter being disposed against the outer face of said plate 10 and has formed therein a pintle sleeve 14 for a pint-le 15. Swingingly connected to this bearing 13 is a sectional supporting arm including the inner section 16 and outer section 17. These sections 16 and 17 are pivotally joined through the medium of al pintle hinge 18 so that the arm may be lengthened or shortened by unfolding or folding the `section 17 relative to the section 16 as is shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing.

The section 17 of the arm carries on opposite sides thereof upper stationary trays 19 and lower slidable trays 20 respectively, the bottoms of the upper trays being perforated at 21 to form a drain bottom thereto While cut and bent from opposite sides of each upper tray 19 are outwardly and downwardly eXtended clip-like hangers 22 for receiving the outturned side flanges 23 formed on each bottom tray 20 so that these bottom trays can be removably and slidably suspended from the top or upper trays 19 as is shown in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing. The side flanges 23 of the lower or bottom trays 20 are slidably interfitted with hangers 22 on the upper` or top trays 19 as will be obvious.

These trays 19 and 2O are adapted to accommodate cleaning articles for example, soap, brush, sponge and rags or other mediums ordinarily used for cleaning purposes.

By the employment of the sectional arm as a bracket for the trays the said trays 19 and 20 as a unit can be swung inwardly to beneath a kitchen sink when not in use and on the extending of the arm free accessibility can be had to the trays for removal of the cleaning articles held therein. On the section 16 of the supporting arm is a stop ear 24 which projects beyond the hinge end of 5 said section 16 for engagement therewith of the section 17 when swung into alignment with the section 16 and in this fashion the said section 17 will be liimted in its swinging movement in one direction and on reaching lo this limit of movement will align with the section 16 of the arm as will be apparent in Figure 1 of the drawing. The section 17 of the arm maybe swung away from the ear 24 to be disposed at right angles to the section 16 and in this position will confine the trays 19 and 2O beneath the kitchen sink and out of the way yet such trays will be readily accessible and may be swung outwardly from under the sinlr for the removal of their con- 20 tents.

The outer free end of the section 17 of the supporting arm has a finger engaging grip to permit convenient handling of the arm for the swinging of the section 17 there- 25 of. The upper or toptrays 19 are made fast upon the section 17 of the arm through the medium of integral bracket extensions 26, these being a part of the said tray.

The finger engaging grip 25 has a dual purpose as the same is of a double spring jaw type and will enable a towel, rag or other cloth to be hung between its jaws and as has been indicated it may be utilized as a finger engaging grip.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the character described, an arm, trays arranged on opposite sides of the arm and having rigid connection therewith, and trays arranged beneath the first o named trays and slidably connected therewith.

2. In a device of the character described, an arm, superposed trays located at opposite sides of and made rigid with the arm, hangers formed from the uppermost trays, and

side flanges on the lowermost trays and slidably received by the hangers.

3. In a device of the character described, an arm, superposed trays located at opposite sides of and made rigid with the arm, hangers formed from the uppermost trays, and side iianges on the lowermost trays and slidably received by the hangers, the saiduppermost trays having perforated bottoms.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN COLAIZZI. 

